CoM Moderators Posted June 14 Posted June 14 1834 - Sandpaper is patented by Isaac Fischer Jr. in Springfield, Vermont 1876 - California Street Cable Car Railroad Co gets its franchise 1877 - Henry Ossian Flipper becomes 1st African American to graduate from West Point Military Academy 1907 - Norway adopts female suffrage for middle class women only in parliamentary elections 1922 - US President Warren G. Harding is 1st US President to use radio, dedicates the Francis Scott Key memorial in Baltimore 1933 - MLB's Lou Gehrig and Joe McCarthy thrown out of game, McCarthy suspended 3 games but Gehrig isn't, so he continues his streak at 1,249 games 1942 - Anne Frank begins writing her diary, in Dutch, two days after her 13th birthday 1962 - Albert DeSalvo, better known as the Boston Strangler, murders Anna Slesers, his first victim 1966 - Dutch police beat construction workers, 60 injured 1995 - Giants infielder Mike Benjamin goes 6-for-7 in 13-inning 4-3 win More Historical Events »
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